Noun Flashcards
Quantifiers of singular count noun
A an one eaxh every his her their the this that
Apres quelles terminaison on ajoute -es a la fin du noun regular
After: x, zz, ch, sh,s
Box boxes
Church churches
Wash washes
Pass passes
Quest ce quon fait quand le nom a une consonme suivi dun Y (coumt noun regular) pour mettre au pluriel
Ex : baby–>
Change le y pour i
Baby babies
Exception : Day days
Irregular plural nouns
End in f ou fe = ves
What are the exceptions? (5x)
Beliefs
Chiefs
Cliffs
Cuffs
Roofs
Pl calf?
Calves
Pl hoof?
Hooves
Pl knife?
Knives
Die
Dice
Fireman
Firemen
Foot
Feet
Goose
Geese pl
Man
Men
Mouse
Mice
Tooth
Teeth
Woman
Women
Child
Children
Ox
Oxen
Person
People
Deer
Deer
Fish
Fish
Moose
Moose
Offspring
Offspring
Sheep
Sheep
Quels sont les mots qui prennent toujours un s a la fin? 6×
Scissors
Pyjamas
Glasses
Clothes
Pants
Trousers
Bacterium
Bacteria
Cactus (singular)
Cacti
Crisis
Crises
Phenomenon
Phenomena
La plupart des nom qui finissent en O on ajoute S
Auto autos
Pro pros
Video videos
Exception qui termine en O mais deviennent OES (7×)
Echo
Embargo
Hero
Tomato
Potato
Torpedo
Veto
=ON AJOUTE OES
When do we use a few or few?
When do we use a little or little?
Few: plural count nouns
Little: non-count nouns
When do we use a little or a few? Donc le a devant
When its positive, i dont a zero ! I have some
When do we use little or few? Donc pas de a devant
When its negative, we are not happy, we want to have more, i dont have a lot = i have little or few
Quantifiers to use with count nouns
A few
Few
Several
A couple of
Many
A
An
Can be singular or plural
Quantifiers to use with both count and non-count nouns
A lot of
Lots of
Plenty of
Some
Enough
A lack of
Most of the
Quantifiers to use with non-count nouns
A little
Little
Much
A freat deal of
A piece of
A bit of
*Are never plural
When do we use possessive forms of nouns?
When it belong to the owner ( people, group of people, places, animals)
When the possessor is a time expression (a day’s work, in a year’s time, etc)
To refer to homes, shops, restaurants, churches, colleges and the job title of the owne ( the grocer’s, saint mary’s, the dentist’s
***not use ‘s When the possessor is a thing or an idea (the title of the book =correct!
The book’s title = incorrect
What are the groups of non-coumt nouns? 7x
Liquid and gases
Material
Data and abstract
Groups ideas or concepts
Subject (msth,science)
Energy ( heat, cold)
Powders or grains
